核心问题
Surprisingly, the weather report on the evening before the storm said there would be strong winds, but not a hurricane.
副词 surprisingly 是修饰哪个成分的?
词典解答
句中的副词 surprisingly 并不是修饰句中的某个成分(主语、宾语、状语等)的,而是修饰整个句子的,所以叫做句子状语或句子副词。它表示说话人对句子内容所作的评论。类似这种用法的副词还有 rightly, sadly, wisely, amusingly, significantly, fortunately(参见 sadly)。
[句意]令人惊奇的是,风暴发生之前的那个晚上,天气预报说,将有强风,而没有飓风。请做下面的英语试题:
Not ____, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.
A. obviously B. surprisingly C. particularly D. normally(全国四级,93.6-49)